The development of industrial parks and export processing zones in HCMC over the past 20 years has proved a success as these concentrated zones have served as the driving force that helped transform the local economy.

Games offer free broadcast rights; Hai Duong host badminton champs; Da Nang footballers crush Ben Tre; Married couples take to the green

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will present the decision recognizing Ba Be Lake as a Ramsar site (wetland of international importance” to the Ba Be Lake management board on June 5, the World Day for Environment.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi will be included in the world's largest timed filmmaking competition, 48 Hour Film Project.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi People's Committee has approved VND5 billion (US$240,000) for prostitution prevention and control this year.

VietNamNet Bridge – There is a restaurant in Khuong Thuong village, Hanoi, where all cuisines are processed from insects.

VietNamNet Bridge – Children, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, always received the highest priority and attention from the Party and the State, affirmed President Nguyen Minh Triet

Libyan government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said NATO air raids on Libya had killed as many as 718 civilians and wounded 4,067, Al-Jazeera TV reported Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Several cracks have been spotted along the newly constructed Dong-Tay (East-West) Avenue in HCM City, according to Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper.

Unlike previous years, mobile networks have not mentioned the plans to reduce call charges. Instead, they have joined the great war of giving bonuses to the subscribers who buy new cards and exempting inner-network call charges.

President hands award to Ba Dinh District; More markers erected along border with Laos; Uncle Ho's historic departure from Sai Gon remembered

Serbian Justice Minister Snezana Malovic said here on Tuesday that the process to extradite Ratko Mladic to the UN war crimes tribunal has started, and that Mladic is already on a plane to The Hague.

The US dollar prices have been stabilized and decreasing over the last month. Most experts, both foreign and Vietnamese, believe that the dong/dollar exchange rate will be stabilized towards the end of the year, though they still can see risks.

Active video gaming using interactive wireless technologies can help obese children shed weight, a New Zealand study found.

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini opened a consulate in the Libyan opposition base of Benghazi and vowed to provide "huge" amounts of financial assistance to the National Transitional Council (NTC) which is running out cash.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday criticized the NATO-led forces over alleged killing of civilians and strongly called for a ban of aerial raids on Afghan houses.

Chinese travel firms eye Da Nang as destination; Imports from Cambodia score zero tax rate; Viettel opens modern regional data centre; Rice prices fall in Mekong Delta; Vietnam bonds decline as inflation accelerates to 29-month high   

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) warned on Monday that children should keep away from energy drinks which may be dangerous for minors.

VietNamNet Bridge – Functional food is getting familiar in Vietnam and they are over-advertised as “panacea”.

Goldsmith companies have complained that their business has been going down due to the government’s policy on tightening the gold market. Meanwhile, the information about “dirty gold” (wolfram-made gold) has dealt another blow to them.